PRESCHOOL PROGRAMME

Specialised Educational Services (SES) is a division of the Dyslexia Association of Singapore. SES programmes are tailored to fit the learning needs of students with a learning difference.

Preschool in essence prepares your child for Primary school and like many parents, you may be wondering if your child is ready for the learning challenges ahead. Most importantly. you may be asking yourself, is my child reading okay? Can he or she spell well enough to go into Primary 1? We want to help your preschooler who may be struggling with early literacy. We can help them to develop the skills and strategies enabling them to be confident achievers by the time he or she enters primary school.

If your child is struggling with literacy then the SES Preschool programme cna help them. At preschool it is too early to diagnose for a learning difference but we can definitely help your child to be a more confident learner and prepare for Primary 1.

The aim of the SES Preschool Programme is to help preschoolers who are potentially at risk of having dyslexia or developmental delay in early literacy, develop skills and strategies to become confident achievers when they enter primary school.

Our Approach

The programme helps preschoolers acquire a good foundation in alphabet knowledge and phonograms, leading up to learning sight words essential for reading. These abilities gear them towards reading and spelling readiness. In class, your child will be taught rules, facts and generalisations about the English language, enabling them to read and spell more effectively. They will also be taught strategies to cope with letter reversals. The programme follows a prescribed scope and sequence for systematic, sequential and cumulative teaching.

Components covered in a typical lesson:

Alphabet Knowledge

Phonograms

Learnt Word Knowledge (e.g. said)

Reading

Spelling

Preschoolers will be advised to go for a School Age Psychological Assessment if they have not responded to appropriate instruction in the language when they turn 6. Children diagnosed with dyslexia have the option to continue with the MOE-aided DAS Literacy Programme.

Recommended for

Preschoolers in Kindergarten One and Two who are at risk of dyslexia or having difficulties with reading, spelling and/or writing.

Application Form

Please click here to download the application form for this programme.

Specialised Educational Services (SES) is a division of the Dyslexia Association of Singapore. SES programmes are tailored to fit the learning needs of students with a learning difference.

Fees (Preschool)

Singapore Citizen

Singapore PR and International Student

Preschool Programme (20 lessons)

Per Hour

Per Term

Per Hour

Per Term

2 off-peak period classes

$35.00

$700.00

$38.50

$770.00

1 off-peak & 1 peak period class

$36.50

$730.00

$40.00

$800.00

2 peak period classes

$37.75

$755.00

$41.25

$825.00

*Fees vary because of the different demands for classes throughout the week. Off-Peak = Weekdays and SundaysPeak Period = Saturdays

Tuition fees is inclusive of admin and parent membership fees. Fees are inclusive of GST.With effect from January 2018

BURSARIES PROVIDED BY Income OrangeAid

Income’s community development and involvement arm, OrangeAid, focuses on empowering youth-in-need through education. Established in 2010, OrangeAid champions marginalised children and youth in Singapore. Under this initiative, Income commits 1% of its annual insurance operating prots to fund OrangeAid programmes. To date, OrangeAid has disbursed more than $5 million to over 5,000 children and youth through strategic community partnerships and programmes, and has touched 140,000 lives via health and life insurance coverage.

Visit www.income.com.sg/orangeaid for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions (Preschool)

About DAS

Registered in 1991, the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS) is today a vibrant voluntary welfare organisation with over 240 full-time staff who provide a wide array of services for dyslexics not only in Singapore but in the region.

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